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spoilation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /spɔɪˈleɪʃən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

A spoiling or ruining; destruction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the act of stripping and taking by force

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spoil, spoliation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plundering, pillage, pillaging

History

Etymology

From spoil + -ation.